Sunday, October 13, 2013



'The Simpsons' features many examples of satire. The show uses humor to criticize several social aspects of society as a whole. In the above clip, Lisa, who has bought more songs on her MyPod than she can pay for, is traveling to the Mapple (a parady of Apple) Headquarters in an attempt to ask CEO Steve Mobbs for a reduced payment option. In the beginning of the clip, Lisa arrives at the Mapple Headquarters in a submarine. A voice announces that the cost of the journey will be added to her bill. This is an example of satire. The show is trying to relay that companies are obsessed with making money, often forcing payment for seemingly random, ridiculous, and irrelevant things. The submarine trip is an exaggeration of the things such companies place price tags on. Another example of satire is when Steve Mobbs responds that even though Mapple's posters say "Think Differently", its real motto is "No Refunds". This is satire in that once again, the top companies, such as Apple, claim to care for customers, but are unwilling to help them when a monetary incentive exists. The companies chiefly desire for money and will do anything for it. Also, the entire scene is a parody of Apple. It makes many negative statements about the ethics of the single company.

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